t The A utom obile ACTION OF CAR PROVES BIG AID IN SAVING FUEL. A Rood innny motoristti watch th« pr«»»lon tlirough leaky valvea. weak prk« of K.m, ino go up and dow,. like! v»lve .prinp. poor tra«kets on -park ^ , . . .u .1 . ^, plugrs or valvo cap*. In « simijir f*- m broker waUrh«« the stock market { ^^^.^^ ^^^j,^^ ^^^^^^ ^,^^^^^1, ^^y^^, quotations. Only the inotoriet is Al- 1 jg^ heads and piston rings increases ways gtad to set the price i»f automo- ^ operating costR. Wle fuel go down, and the broker pre • Once in a while a gas loss may be fers to see the price of his stock go du« to leaky supply pipes). Where there up. At any rate, (jado'.ino is the tub- [is a solid pipe ironi the tank to the stance that make.s the 1)U«! wagons go, ' carburetor the only leak, barring * and all owiipr.>< of cars must have it if j break or perforation of the pipe, they would drive their machines. | would be the connection with the tank However, there is a way whereby . or carburetor. Such n leak is not only the most Hatif.faitory results can be j extravagant from the standpoint of secured from ga«oline in nn automo-jgas consumption but is also -danger- bile. As long as this substance has to ous, for a stray flame or spark may be used it might be employed to the ignite tho gns. beet possible adv-antage. In keeping tho gas bill at a minl- A number of things enter into the mum -a proper adjustment of the car- economical use of guBo'.lne. In the buretor will l)e a great help. The ad- first place, to get as many miles as justment should be .such as to m^ako possible out of ( ach gallon of gas that tho mixture as lean as possible and goes into the tank all moving parU have it fire readily . One sure indica- : must work properly. That should be'tlon that the mixture is too rich is the CB.w anyway. i the presence of black smoke. FACTOHS IN Rl'NNlNO. TIME TO STOP ENGINE. Then there should be a proper infla- ; Stop tho engine \#hcn the car is to j tlon and adjustment of tires. Care bo left standing for any considerable. In these respecU tends to reduce the length of time. This prevents wawt* number of visit* to tho garago for of gasoline. Fuel worth thousands of, gas. Proper lubrication has n .'similar dollars \% burned up unnecessarily . effect So does the correct firing of every day by autos that are standing each cylinder of tho engine and the still. proper adjustment of the en ' uretor.j If the radiator is equipped with a . In order to insure each cy.'i lor get- ! shutter controlled by a thermo.stat this ^ ting its |)roper pow^r wi'ho '. v.-a-ste'is especially valuable In cold weather. • the engine should be driven witii the | An engine that is designed to run coolj spark lever advanced as far as pos- ; enough in hot weather naturally will, sible without causing bark pressure. , be cooled too much In very cold wea- , The s|Kirk plug gaps .«hou!d be proper- 1 ther. An engine that is run too cool i ly adjusted to in&ure a thorouprh ignl-juses more gasoline than a warm one tion of the charge. The spark plugs to develop the same amount of power, should be kept clean to prevent the: Figure the number of miles you can loss of a charge of gas through non- ' be reasonably sure of getting per gal- ignition. The interrupter pointe and' Ion of gas. Then estimate liberally tho the distributor points el.-^o should be; number of miles you expect to go dur-, kept clean and properly adjusted. | ing the year. In this way you can got : Of course, dragging brakes and .som? idea of the coi^t of gas during | slipping clutches shoot up the gas re- the coming twelve months and arrange, quirement So does a lo.ss of com- your finan ces accordi ngly. Sanctuaries. When tlie poet wrote tl\e often- quoted line whlc* fellfl us that the groves w»^re God's flrs*! temple, he did not intend to provide an athlete with an apt quotation to Kcrvo a.s an ex- cuse for not attending cburch. The offices and cereraoni^»e of formal re- Hsion are comiiatlUlo, and not In con- flict, with an Intensf) delight In open spaces and a lionlthy ft.ppR.tHp for the wildernoj;.'! country. Any man who has conliiiing employment knows mo- ments wh'.'i! his liiind plays truant to his Uusk, when in.stead of the decimal placee, tho account baokB, tho dictated letters, the confiTencea and board meetln<!s, his fancy tuliOb •. long flight to the marshes where (ii;i ks are to be bunted, the streams whcicj liflh await the angler, the brid.'.e-patli for a swift oonter, the raoutttaln whosse ascent Is an Invigorating exercise crowned with a far vtsta, the sea where a voyage Bpella relaxHlion and day-dreamlug In a steamer chair. E>ach man haa In his miiTd a favorite aanctuary whUber he files, a camp of refuge where he can retire, beyond all foes or wounds or mishaps. "Tliey oannot hurt me where I live." said the captain of lDdu»try In Kipling's story, when his business rivals and their ira- portuoltles crowded In upon hira. The real s^f of any human belug at a given moment may t>e far form the â- elf that the world sects. We m«y be poor In the houses and the lands that can be i>arceled and marketed as real •state, yet rich to the point of lordll- nesss in Uioao Interior demeeoes whose map Is invtalble to aAl eyes but our own. Yet, uftor any retirement to these fustneseect where we may reet and refresh ourselvcfl and bo secure, we are booind to come forth to the world again with something for those who are lese fortunate. It mean.s lit- tle In accomplishment for ouree.slves. In lasting benefit for others, If we mer<,'ly dream and rumlnuvate. The thinking we have done ought to keue In a deed; the rest should be the re- newal of our energy to go forth to active life and fruitful effort again. GOLD PROSPEaORS COVER 140 MfllS OF BARREN LANDS BY DOG TRAIN Hundreds of Pack-teams Are Trelring Out of Hudson on forous Journey to Gold Ares. CANADA AND MEXICO AGAIN ON FRIENDLY TERMS The presentation recently by Geu. Luis Medina Barron to Lieutenant- Governor Corkehutt, of the formpr's official credeatla-le aa Mexican consul general to Canada, nuarked tho resairaptlon of friendly rela-tlona between Mexico ajid Canada. Those relatloiu; were s-svered by BrlUin in 1924, over the muirder in Mexico of Mrs. Evane, a Britisih »ub}ect. 'They have been re- wimcd following the arrest and execution of the porpetratora of the crime, by the Mexican govemmenit. Gi;n. Barron's. oBlces are in Toronto. Above, left, Is the Uemtenaut-governor of Ontario, and right Is Ccnsul-Cren. Barron. Rigc A despatch from Toronto says:â€" The era of Canada's romance ia not yet dead. That appears obvious, from the itoriea which are coming from the Red Lake district, the latest Canadian gold lure; and If the spaetaele which ia now working itself out In th* heart of winter, in the district of Patricia, some hundred and forty miles from the nearest railway station, is any in- dication of what is yet to come, then Canada, famed for gold rushes, is in for one of the greatest rushes of its history. The latest story t« conte out of the North is that which was told by Major C. J. A. Cunningham-Dun- kp, a mining engineer of Haileybury, who has been it. the gold zone for some weeks past staking claims, and who was able to lift the curtain and show some of the scenes which are being witnessed dally In the great White North. Major Dunlop is so enthosias- tic over the Red Lake district and its _ possibilities that he predicts that the, these chiefly concerned the frost, the general excitement which always ac- companies the thought of gold. If a person wisbea to go into the Red Lake district at this time of the year, he Is confronted with the prob- lem of covering 140 miles of snow-clad North, where the thermomeUr thinks nothing of dropping to 85 to 40 below, where the huskies moan In the cold, where the snow whirls in blizzards orer the frozen lakes, and where tha forests are lashed with the gaUs of winter. But in spite of the difficul- ties, hundreds of pack-trains are being made up, and they are treking out of Hudson at the rate of from ten U twenty a day, each bound for Eed Lake, where the only touch of civiliza- tion is a lone Hudson Bay Post, with a factor In charge and with a few hunters and trappers who, of late, have turned their attention to hunt- ing for gold or packing In the belong- ings of the prospertors. "Major Dunlop furnished a glimpse of the difficultiea along the trail, and My Brigantine. Just In thy mould and beauteous in thy form, G«ntle In roll and buoyant on the surge. Light as the sea-fowl rocking In the storm. In breeze and gate thy onward' course we urge, My water-queon! Lady of mine! More light and swift than thou none thread tho sea. With surer keel or steadier on its- path; We brave each waste of ocean-mye- tery And laugh to hear the howling tem- pest's wrath, For we are thine! â€" JameiS. Penlmore Cooper. February. O month, of all the year m&st brief! With you there's something wrong Tliongh short your coume we've found with grief Your bills are no less long. i For a Guest Room. \ Pull the curtains, bring th© light, I Dusik la drawing Into night, ' Prtend, the lampllt hours' begin, i Welcome to the house you're In, Lovers in the Lovers' Lane Watch our llghtod wlndow^-pane; John and Mary picking poeles ! In dim thickets of primroses ' See the glowing bllnde and stare, O, there's. Bleeeing In the air. I Friend, the lampllt hours begin, 'Welcome to the house you're in; Eire the hours you spare us end For your coming thank you, friend. I Scanty power to give has man, We shall give you ae we can. You have bn>tight us, never doubt, ; From the world of men without Something that wo cannot spare ' Of the Bleeslug In the air. I â€" Godfrey Elton. Great Britain leads the world in its number of motor-cycles, 496,000, Ger- many comes next, followed by the Un- ited States. Instead of using ordinary shoe pol- \ ish for fine glace kid slioes, rub them i with a little vaseline, leave overnight, j and then polish with a soft silk duster. Christening a Battleship. Ah Incident whioh attended the christening of the battleship Rodney by the Prlncees Mary ha.<j given rise to talk as to whether the age-old cus^ torn of breaking a bottle of champagne on the ship's bows has not become outworn. The breaking of a wine bot- tle Is not as easy as it sounds, and the Prlnc&sa had to eeize th© bottle three times- and dash It ligainst the ehip be- fore she succeeded In breaking It It has now been suggeeted that th© Jap- anea© method be adopted. In Japan the selected lady stands beside the eihip with a wooden cage of birds in her hand- A* she strikes the hull of the fihlp to cage falls to pieces and the birds receive their liberty, a symbol of freedom oorre3.ponding to that of the ship as It slide-s into its element. It haa the advantage of being without risk of failure and doc» not Involve the us© of, a beverage about wElch there are conflicting views. « Historic Building. The National Park« Branch, Depart- ment of the Interior, has placed a tab- let on the front wall of the office of the Pally Whig at Kingston, Ontario. This building stands on the site of the old St George's Anglican Church, within which, on July 8, 1792, Govern- or Simcoe held his first meeting of the Executive Council of the pfovlnce of Upper Canada. The iuscrlpllon on the tablet Indlcalee the historic Import- ance of the site. spring will see a gold rush such as has not bo€n known since tiie palmy days of the Klondike. Tho Red Lake district is so far from the centites of cirillzation that the spectacle which it now presents has to do for tiie most part with the difficulties of transportation. The snow, the forest and the whims of tha huskiea. So far as transportation la concerned, the gold rush appears to be a case of reverting to the pi-imitive for all forms of transportation other than that of the dog-train have failed to stand the strain of a trip from Hudson to Red Lake. The reason 1« nearest railway station is Hudson, on to be found, not sil^uch in tiie wide" the Canadian National line, and thl» j stretches of lee wflich must be cover- has become the jumplng-off place for'ed, as in the problem of penetrating the gold enthusiasts who are now dar- the forest, where the trails, though Ing the North In the middle of winter, marked, are not such as would appeal Hudson, from being a small and aQ- to the average man. but-isolated centre of population, ha« Because of that, the dog has already suddenly sprung into a place of im- ! been quoted as a premium, as the pre- portance, and now it is the scene of all [ vailing price for good dogs, when Maj. those features of northern activity i Dunlop left Hudson a few days ago which of late have been branded as i was $200 each. Even so, the demaiid fiction and nothing more. But, accord- j has been so keen that all the dogs in Ing to Major Dunlop, all the scenes of the district have been bought up, o romance are there, with the dog-train, the pack and the packer, the snow- that any person wanting to go into Red Lake must get his dogs some- shoes, the OJibway Indian, and the where else. j Every married woman gives her Registrations of pasMsnger uutomo- ' hu.sband credit for possessing good biles in Canada numbered .573,975, of judgment at least once in his life. trucks r)r),r)7'2, and of other motor vc- ! hides 2'2,r>74 giving a total of fi52,l21 Patience is not much of a virtue registrations in 1924 as compared when it is spent in waiting for some- With 586,850 In 1923. , thing to turn up. ^ â- . . "^>);;/^=<<50. Kj^^^^^ \--^^'\^Fff ^^^^^ i^fcfe^\#^..., ^ All Over. She â€" "This can go no farther. Reg- gie- our ;«>vn I* a-M over." He â€" "Whttt! You don'L mean â€" " She â€" "Yee-all over town." SLENDER LINES FIND FAVOR The rich designs of th'3 bordered materials fonn decided trimming fea- tures in themselves. Cut to slip on over the head, and with a convertible collar that may be fasterved high, this dlstinctive-lcoking frock for daytime wear is developed in bordered crepe of graduated polka-dot pattern. A single large tuck in front of each shoulder gives easy fulness over the bust, and the long full sleeves are gathered into narrow wristbands. Ther© ara two large patch pockets, and a narrow belt is worn at th© low waistline. No. 1197 is in sizes 34, 3G, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust. Size SG bust requires 3^4 yards «6-inch, or 3V6 yards 40-inch, or 2'/4 yards 54-inch bordered material, as pictured. Price 20 cents. The secret of distinctive dres.s lies in good taste rather than a lavish ex- penditure of money. Every woman should want to make her own clothesT and the home dressmaker wiJl find the designs illustrated in our new Fashion Book to be practical and simple, yet maintaining the spirit of th© mode of the moment. Price of th© book 10c the copy. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write j-our name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns «s you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Pattern Dept., Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Ade- j laide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by : return mail. j King George inherits from his father, King Edward, a fondness for giving walking-sticks as presents to I his friends. I When the Lights Go Out. Lights go out And the stark trunks of the factorlea Melt Into the drawn, darkness, Sheathing like a seamleee garment. And mothers toko home their babiee, Waxen and delicately curled. Like little potted flowers closed under the stars. Lights go out And colors rusih together. Fusing audi floating away. Pale worn gold like the settings of old jewels ' Mauve, exquisite, tremulous., and lum- i inous purples, ! And burning spires iu aureolee of light | Like s.hlmmering auras. They are covering up the pushcarts. ! Now all have gone save an old man witii mirrorsâ€" Llttl© oval mirrors' llke-tlny pools. He shuiTIeB up a darkened street And the moon bumis-hes his mlrrorss tin they shine like phos.phoruB. â€" Lola Ridge, In "The Ghetto." H©â€" "I love you more than ajiythlng on earth." Sheâ€" "Wish I could soy the same of you." He â€" "Why can't you? I did." A Symbolic Craft. It Is more than sweets and fniita and many a lovely flower that would fail us, lacking bees. We would lack books â€" a few books-. In fact, more books have been written about bees than about any other domestic ani- mal. We sihouli} also lack something of sympathy and history. Beekeep- ing Is th© oldest craft In the world. As. a beekeeper I am continuing an ancient line; Joining the oldest of human guilds; speaking a language known of all lands; supporting and practicing an art beloved of all peo- ples; e4i.bscribing to a simple faith, wider than any creed or color or tli© folds of any flag. Th© bees are a good first step in an all-world brotherhood, and could well 'b© Included In our world.peace plans. The symbol of that plan might b© the hive for its unlvehsallty, its unbro-ken continuity aa a peaceful occupation, no less than for Its social slgnlflcance-its practice of sacriflc© for tho common good. â€" Dallas Lor© Sharp, in "The Spirit of the Hive." Night in Borneo. In all places there are lovely In. teres-tlng things to listen to at night. If you are not eleeplng, but the night noises In Borneo are different from those ebsewhere. There ai^ deep jungles of closely growing vines and ferns just off any road. The jungflle climbs up and down very steep hnis. There are great treea and small trees. Many have varieties of orchids and other air plants in them. And there are many monkeys. So th^ir© ie the drip, drip of the gentle rain, and per- haps the roar fo a llttl© s:treara over full. Then a great chatter with rough shrieks drowning out every other noise for a while. Then as all the gentle , noises begin broadcasting again, I groan, swelling to a deafening cras.h. Other .smaller groans and crashes fol- low. A great tree, not too -well rooted, has gone down, taking all the tangled ' other trees along. As things qniet ; down, you will hear a few tentative I bird calls and just as you begin to feel sleepy, the gun In the village is discharged. This mean.s business, and every one with work to do jumps out, for the time to get the work done when , you live in Borneo Is while the night's coolness lingers in the air. P MUTT AND JEFFâ€" By Bud Fisher Oh, Well, They're in Paris and You Gcila ETccn^r^ Mutt "^^iw^fWl^^ jM jg j;